Trigonometric Identities and Formulas
Trigonometric Identities and Formulas
IDENTITIES
NOTABLE TRIANGLES TRIGONOMETRIC
Pythagorean
45 degrees
60 degrees 53º 1 you2 x cos2x
2 2 5
3
1 cos2x you2 x
1 1
you2 x cos2x 1
45 degrees 30º 37º
1 3 4 1 tg2 x sec2x sec2x tg2 x 1
1 ctg2 x csc2x csc2x ctg2 x 1
127° 153 degrees 75°
5 10 2 4
2
1 1 6- 2
53° 37°
2 2 15°
2 3 6+ 2
BY QUOTIENT
30º 60 degrees
45 degrees
37º 53º
1 3 2 3 4
you
2 2 2 5 5
3 1 2 4 3
cos
2 2 2 5 5
3 3 4
tg 3 1
3 4 3 IDENTITIES FOR ANGLES
ctg 3
3
1
4 3 COMPOUNDS
3 3 4
2 3 5 5 sen(x y = sin(x) * cos(y) cos(x).sin(y)
sec 2 2
3 4 3 cos(x y) = cos(x) * cos(y) - sin(x) * sin(y)
2 3 5 5 tgx tgy
csc 2 2 tg(x y)
3 3 4 1 microgram per gram
PROPERTIES
2tgx sen2x= 2tgx
1 + tg2x
1) a sin(x) ± b cos(x) = a2 [Link](x± ) such that:
2x cos2x= 1–tg x
2
b a
you y cos 1 + tg2x
2
a b 2 2
a b 2 1–tg2x
AUXILIARIES
AUXILIARY IDENTITIES FOR THREE
x 1 cos x
ANGLES sen = x
2 2 cscx ctgx = ctg
2
1) If A + B + C = 180°
x 1 cos x x
It is fulfilled: cos = cscx ctgx = tg
2 2 2
tgA + tgB + tgC = tgA . tgB . tgC
x 1 cos x
[Link] + [Link] + [Link] = 1 tg =
2 1 cos x
2) Yes: A+B+C=90°
It is fulfilled: Where the sign it will depend on the quadrant in which it is
x
everywhere
2
ctgA + ctgB + ctgC = ctgA . ctgB . ctgC
[Link] + [Link] + [Link] = 1
IDENTITIES FOR THE ANGLE For the product of two terms, Sines and/or Cosines to sum
or difference.
TRIPLE
Being: x > y
Sen nr
[Link](60 x).sen(60 x) sen3x
Sen Sen r) Sen( 2r) .....
2
Sen P U2
[Link](60) x).cos(60 x)
[Link](60 x).tg(60 x) tg3x
cos3x
n terms Sen r
2
tgx tg(60 x) tg(120 x) 3tg3x
Sen nr2
TRANSFORMATIONS
TRIGONOMETRIC
Cos Cos ( r) Cos ( 2r) .....
You r
Cos P U
2
"n" terms 2
CASE I: For the sum or difference of two Sines or Cosines 3. SPECIAL SERIES OF COSINES
a product.
Propertyn Z
A B A B
SenA SenB 2Sen Cos
2
A B
2
A B
Because
2n 1 Cos 2n31 Cos 2n51 ....nter minos 1
2
SenA SenB 2Sen Cos
2 2
Propertyn Z
CosA CosB 2Cos A B A B
Because
2
A B
2
A B
Because2
2n 1 Cos 2n41 Cos 2n61 ...terms 1
2
CosB CosA 2Sen Sen
2 2
b
C
C
It is fulfilled:
RESOLUTION OF TRIANGLES I. a - b =
tg A - B
2
OBLIQUE a+b tg A + B
2
SINE THEOREM
II. b - c =
tg B - C
2
In every triangle ABC with circumradius R, it is verified
b+c tg B +
2
C
(O: center).
III. a – c =
tg A – C
2
B
• a = 2R sin A
a+c tg A +
2
C
c a b = 2R sin B
R
O c = 2R sin C 4. THEOREM OF PROJECTIONS
A
b C C
Also:
a b = c = 2R b a
=
you A you B you C
A B
2. COSINE THEOREM A B
In every triangle ABC b cos A
c cos B
C
B
a
c It is fulfilled:
A
A
b
C C = b cosA+ c cos B
Also:
It is fulfilled:
a = b cos C + c cos B
2 2 2
a = b +c - 2bc cos A .......... (1) b = a cos C + c cos A
b2 =a2+c2- 2ac cos B .......... (2)
c 2=a2+ b2-2ab cos C .......... (3)
If we isolate cos A from (1), we obtain:
cos A = b2+c2-a2
2bc